Arab League chief urges Syria end attacks on civilians
Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby urged Damascus on Thursday to immediately end military operations against "defenceless civilians" saying the continued violence was claiming innocent victims.
Arab League observers in Syria, depleted by a pullout of their Gulf Arab colleagues, resumed work on Thursday for the first time in a week during which a bloody struggle between President Bashar Assad and his opponents has raged on. (Reuters)
